Riverboat Jazz Festival

Annual jazz festival in Silkeborg, Denmark. This is the venue. For artist credits, see Riverboat Jazz Festival. The first Riverboat Jazz Festival took place in 1966 on three small boats (100-120 passengers) departing from Havnen in Silkeborg, 2 hours cruise on Gudenåen and in the lakes with live traditional jazz on board. The fleet met at Hattenæs, a summer restaurant 5-6 km outside of Silkeborg. The number of orchestras has grown year by year to 70-80, who perform for 40,000-50,000 people during the 5 festival days.